diff --git a/src/App.test.jsx b/src/App.test.jsx
index 0d5f39e..f9eae9b 100644
--- a/src/App.test.jsx
+++ b/src/App.test.jsx
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ async function renderApp() {
   await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading…')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
 }
 
+// The account menu (avatar button in the app bar) holds the email, Settings, Admin and Log out.
+async function openAccountMenu(user = userEvent.setup()) {
+  await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /account menu/i }));
+  return user;
+}
+
 async function loadChapter() {
   const user = userEvent.setup();
   await renderApp();
@@ -412,6 +418,7 @@ describe('Authentication', () => {
     const u = userEvent.setup();
     render(<App />);
     await signInWithForm(u);
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
     expect(await screen.findByText(user.email)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(calledWith(fetchMock, 'POST', '/api/auth/login')).toBe(true);
     await waitFor(() => expect(calledWith(fetchMock, 'GET', '/api/reader/ink')).toBe(true));
@@ -424,6 +431,7 @@ describe('Authentication', () => {
     await signInWithForm(u);
     await u.type(await screen.findByPlaceholderText('123456'), '123456');
     await u.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /verify/i }));
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
     expect(await screen.findByText(user.email)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(calledWith(fetchMock, 'POST', '/api/auth/mfa/verify')).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -432,8 +440,9 @@ describe('Authentication', () => {
     const fetchMock = stubApi({ session: user });
     const u = userEvent.setup();
     render(<App />);
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
     expect(await screen.findByText(user.email)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    await u.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /log out/i }));
+    await u.click(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /log out/i }));
     expect(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /^sign in$/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(calledWith(fetchMock, 'POST', '/api/auth/logout')).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -442,7 +451,8 @@ describe('Authentication', () => {
     stubApi({ session: user });
     const u = userEvent.setup();
     render(<App />);
-    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /settings/i }));
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
+    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('menuitem', { name: /settings/i }));
     expect(await screen.findByDisplayValue('My Show')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
@@ -479,7 +489,8 @@ describe('Admin page', () => {
     stubAdminApi(admin);
     const u = userEvent.setup();
     render(<App />);
-    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /admin/i }));
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
+    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('menuitem', { name: /admin/i }));
     expect(await screen.findByText('student@example.com')).toBeInTheDocument();
     await u.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /projects \(1\)/i }));
     expect(await screen.findByText('Romans Study')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -490,7 +501,8 @@ describe('Admin page', () => {
     window.confirm.mockReturnValue(true);
     const u = userEvent.setup();
     render(<App />);
-    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /admin/i }));
+    await openAccountMenu(u);
+    await u.click(await screen.findByRole('menuitem', { name: /admin/i }));
     const row = (await screen.findByText('student@example.com')).closest('tr');
     await u.click(within(row).getByRole('button', { name: /delete/i }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('student@example.com')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
@@ -500,8 +512,10 @@ describe('Admin page', () => {
   test('non-admins get no Admin button', async () => {
     stubAdminApi({ ...admin, isAdmin: false });
     render(<App />);
+    await openAccountMenu();
     expect(await screen.findByText(admin.email)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /admin/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: /settings/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('menuitem', { name: /admin/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
 
@@ -881,3 +895,58 @@ describe('Study workspace', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/\d+ words · about/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// App bar and study layout
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('App bar', () => {
+  test('shows the three destinations, and the account menu switches the theme', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    await renderApp();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^studies$/i })).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /read bible/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /reading plans/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await openAccountMenu(user);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^dark$/i }));
+    expect(localStorage.getItem('reader-theme')).toBe('dark');
+    // Local-only mode has no signed-in user, so there is no Settings/Log out to show
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('menuitem', { name: /log out/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('the account menu closes on Escape', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    await renderApp();
+    await openAccountMenu(user);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^paper$/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.keyboard('{Escape}');
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /^paper$/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('the brand button and Studies return Home from another page', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    await renderApp();
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /import session list/i }));
+    await screen.findByRole('heading', { name: /import session list/i });
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /bible study home/i }));
+    expect(await screen.findByText('My Studies')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Study layout', () => {
+  test('notes sit in their own box above the resources, not under the passage', async () => {
+    const u = await loadChapter();
+    addChunk('Paul, a servant', 'In hope of eternal');
+    await screen.findByText('1 created');
+    await u.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /begin studying/i }));
+    await findChunkCounter(1, 1);
+    const notes = screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Notes' });
+    const resources = screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Resources' });
+    expect(within(notes).getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Observe' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(resources).getByRole('tab', { name: /commentary/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // notes come first in the right column
+    expect(notes.compareDocumentPosition(resources) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+    // and the passage column no longer holds them
+    expect(within(screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Scripture' })).queryByRole('textbox')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/AuthStatus.jsx b/src/components/AuthStatus.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c43cbce..0000000
--- a/src/components/AuthStatus.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Signed-in email plus Admin / Settings / Log out buttons for page headers.
-import { useApp } from '../context/AppContext.js';
-
-// `themed` swaps the dark-header look for the reader themes' colours.
-export default function AuthStatus({ themed = false }) {
-  const { authUser, setCurrentPage, logout } = useApp();
-  if (!authUser) return null;
-  const btn = themed
-    ? 'rounded-lg px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)] transition hover:bg-black/5'
-    : 'rounded-xl border border-white/15 bg-white/10 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-white transition hover:bg-white/15';
-  return (
-    <div className={`flex items-center gap-2 text-sm ${themed ? 'text-[var(--r-sub)]' : 'text-slate-300'}`}>
-      <span className="hidden sm:inline">{authUser.email}</span>
-      {authUser.isAdmin && (
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => setCurrentPage('admin')}
-          className={btn}
-        >
-          🛡 Admin
-        </button>
-      )}
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={() => setCurrentPage('settings')}
-        className={btn}
-      >
-        ⚙ Settings
-      </button>
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={logout}
-        className={btn}
-      >
-        Log out
-      </button>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/components/plans/PlanDetailSheet.jsx b/src/components/plans/PlanDetailSheet.jsx
index ae7f226..f34e1f6 100644
--- a/src/components/plans/PlanDetailSheet.jsx
+++ b/src/components/plans/PlanDetailSheet.jsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function ActiveBody({ plan, progress, onClose, actions }) {
       </div>
       <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
         <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Restart this plan from day 1?')) { actions.restart(progress.id); onClose(); } }} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-text)]">Restart</button>
-        <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Remove this plan?')) { actions.remove(progress.id); onClose(); } }} className="text-red-600 hover:underline">Remove</button>
+        <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Remove this plan?')) { actions.remove(progress.id); onClose(); } }} className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:underline">Remove</button>
       </div>
     </>
   );
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ function CatalogBody({ plan, active, completedCount, onClose, actions }) {
         <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 border-t border-[var(--r-line)] pt-3 text-xs">
           <button type="button" onClick={() => { onClose(); actions.edit(plan.id); }} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-text)]">Edit plan</button>
           <button type="button" onClick={() => fileRef.current?.click()} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-text)]">{plan.image ? 'Change cover' : 'Add cover photo'}</button>
-          {plan.image && <button type="button" onClick={() => actions.updateCover(plan.id, null)} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-red-600">Remove cover</button>}
-          <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Delete this plan? Its progress history will be removed too.')) { actions.delete(plan.id); onClose(); } }} className="ml-auto text-red-600 hover:underline">Delete</button>
+          {plan.image && <button type="button" onClick={() => actions.updateCover(plan.id, null)} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">Remove cover</button>}
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Delete this plan? Its progress history will be removed too.')) { actions.delete(plan.id); onClose(); } }} className="ml-auto text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:underline">Delete</button>
           <input ref={fileRef} type="file" accept="image/*" onChange={pickImage} className="hidden" />
-          {imageError && <p className="w-full text-red-600">{imageError}</p>}
+          {imageError && <p className="w-full text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{imageError}</p>}
         </div>
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/reader/BookmarksSheet.jsx b/src/components/reader/BookmarksSheet.jsx
index ab983cf..b128651 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/BookmarksSheet.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/BookmarksSheet.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function BookmarksSheet({ open, onClose, entries, onJump, onRemov
           <button type="button" onClick={() => onJump(e.bookAbbrev, e.chapter, e.verse)} className="flex-1 truncate text-left text-sm">
             {e.bookName} {e.chapter}:{e.verse}
           </button>
-          <button type="button" onClick={() => onRemove(e.key)} aria-label="Remove bookmark" className="rounded p-1 text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-red-600"><CloseIcon /></button>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => onRemove(e.key)} aria-label="Remove bookmark" className="rounded p-1 text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]"><CloseIcon /></button>
         </div>
       ))}
     </Sheet>
diff --git a/src/components/reader/ReaderText.jsx b/src/components/reader/ReaderText.jsx
index ce2d69d..5dc367f 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/ReaderText.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/ReaderText.jsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function ReaderText({
       </header>
 
       {loading && <p className="text-center font-sans text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">Loading…</p>}
-      {error && <p className="text-center font-sans text-sm text-red-600">{error}</p>}
+      {error && <p className="text-center font-sans text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{error}</p>}
 
       {!loading && !error && (
         <div
diff --git a/src/components/reader/SearchSheet.jsx b/src/components/reader/SearchSheet.jsx
index 9f7745a..a54156f 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/SearchSheet.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/SearchSheet.jsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default function SearchSheet({
       {scope === 'bible' && isLocal && (
         <>
           {indexStatus === 'loading' && note('Loading the full Bible for search. This happens once per visit (about 7 MB).')}
-          {indexStatus === 'error' && <p className="text-sm text-red-600">Couldn’t load the full Bible. <button type="button" onClick={onLoadIndex} className="underline">Try again</button></p>}
+          {indexStatus === 'error' && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">Couldn’t load the full Bible. <button type="button" onClick={onLoadIndex} className="underline">Try again</button></p>}
           {indexStatus === 'ready' && (!deferredBibleQuery
             ? note('Type a word to search all 66 books.')
             : bibleMatches.length === 0
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default function SearchSheet({
       {scope === 'bible' && !isLocal && (
         <>
           {remote.tooShort && note('Type at least two letters. Use quotes for an exact phrase, like “good shepherd”.')}
-          {!remote.tooShort && remote.error && <p className="text-sm text-red-600">{remote.error}</p>}
+          {!remote.tooShort && remote.error && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{remote.error}</p>}
           {!remote.tooShort && !remote.error && remote.loading && remote.results.length === 0 && note('Searching…')}
           {!remote.tooShort && !remote.error && !remote.loading && remote.total === 0 && remote.page > 0 && note(`No verses match “${query}”.`)}
           {remote.results.length > 0 && (
diff --git a/src/components/reader/readerThemes.js b/src/components/reader/readerThemes.js
index d5a6d0d..a6472a0 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/readerThemes.js
+++ b/src/components/reader/readerThemes.js
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 export const READER_THEMES = {
   paper: {
     label: 'Paper',
-    vars: { '--r-bg': '#faf7f0', '--r-text': '#2b2620', '--r-sub': '#7d7466', '--r-accent': '#b4532a', '--r-bar': '#f1ece0', '--r-line': '#e0d8c6', '--r-hl': '#f6e7a8', '--r-on': '#ffffff' },
+    vars: { '--r-bg': '#faf7f0', '--r-text': '#2b2620', '--r-sub': '#7d7466', '--r-accent': '#b4532a', '--r-bar': '#f1ece0', '--r-line': '#e0d8c6', '--r-hl': '#f6e7a8', '--r-on': '#ffffff', '--r-danger': '#b42318' },
   },
   sepia: {
     label: 'Sepia',
-    vars: { '--r-bg': '#f1e4c8', '--r-text': '#3b2f1c', '--r-sub': '#7d6b48', '--r-accent': '#9a4a1e', '--r-bar': '#e8d8b6', '--r-line': '#d5c197', '--r-hl': '#e9cf85', '--r-on': '#ffffff' },
+    vars: { '--r-bg': '#f1e4c8', '--r-text': '#3b2f1c', '--r-sub': '#7d6b48', '--r-accent': '#9a4a1e', '--r-bar': '#e8d8b6', '--r-line': '#d5c197', '--r-hl': '#e9cf85', '--r-on': '#ffffff', '--r-danger': '#a1281d' },
   },
   dark: {
     label: 'Dark',
-    vars: { '--r-bg': '#1c1b19', '--r-text': '#e6e1d6', '--r-sub': '#9a9385', '--r-accent': '#e0895c', '--r-bar': '#262421', '--r-line': '#3a3733', '--r-hl': '#4a4224', '--r-on': '#1c1b19' },
+    vars: { '--r-bg': '#1c1b19', '--r-text': '#e6e1d6', '--r-sub': '#9a9385', '--r-accent': '#e0895c', '--r-bar': '#262421', '--r-line': '#3a3733', '--r-hl': '#4a4224', '--r-on': '#1c1b19', '--r-danger': '#f0857a' },
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/study/CrossRefsTab.jsx b/src/components/study/CrossRefsTab.jsx
index cb8c22d..a24e39b 100644
--- a/src/components/study/CrossRefsTab.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/CrossRefsTab.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function RefChip({ label, onRemove, loadVerseText }) {
     <div className="rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)]">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-1.5">
         <button type="button" onClick={toggle} aria-expanded={open} className="flex-1 text-left text-sm">{label}</button>
-        <button type="button" onClick={onRemove} aria-label={`Remove ${label}`} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-red-600">×</button>
+        <button type="button" onClick={onRemove} aria-label={`Remove ${label}`} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">×</button>
       </div>
       {open && <p className="border-t border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-2 font-serif text-[13px] leading-relaxed text-[var(--r-sub)]">{text ?? 'Loading…'}</p>}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/study/NotesPane.jsx b/src/components/study/NotesPane.jsx
index 6f45ea7..fba90f6 100644
--- a/src/components/study/NotesPane.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/NotesPane.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function NotesPane({ chunk, updateChunk, allTags }) {
             </button>
             {isOpen && (
               <div className="px-4 pb-4">
-                <textarea aria-label={label} value={chunk[field] ?? ''} rows={8} placeholder={placeholder}
+                <textarea aria-label={label} value={chunk[field] ?? ''} rows={7} placeholder={placeholder}
                   onChange={(e) => updateChunk(chunk.id, { [field]: e.target.value })} className={areaCls} />
               </div>
             )}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function NotesPane({ chunk, updateChunk, allTags }) {
                 {tags.map((tag) => (
                   <span key={tag} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-[var(--r-bar)] px-2.5 py-1 text-xs">
                     {tag}
-                    <button type="button" aria-label={`Remove tag ${tag}`} onClick={() => updateChunk(chunk.id, { tags: tags.filter((t) => t !== tag) })} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-red-600">×</button>
+                    <button type="button" aria-label={`Remove tag ${tag}`} onClick={() => updateChunk(chunk.id, { tags: tags.filter((t) => t !== tag) })} className="text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">×</button>
                   </span>
                 ))}
                 <input value={tagInput} onChange={(e) => setTagInput(e.target.value)} list="study-tag-suggestions"
diff --git a/src/components/study/PageShell.jsx b/src/components/study/PageShell.jsx
index 2549376..0d651ea 100644
--- a/src/components/study/PageShell.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/PageShell.jsx
@@ -1,29 +1,91 @@
-// Themed page frame for pages that aren't part of a study project (Home, Import):
-// slim top bar with a title, optional back button, and actions on the right.
+// Themed frame for pages outside a study project (Home, Import, Settings, Admin):
+// a calm app bar (brand, three destinations, account menu) and a page heading row.
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useApp } from '../../context/AppContext.js';
 import { themeVars, READER_THEMES } from '../reader/readerThemes.js';
 import { ChevronLeft } from '../reader/icons.jsx';
-import AuthStatus from '../AuthStatus.jsx';
 
-const THEME_ORDER = ['paper', 'sepia', 'dark'];
+const NAV = [
+  { id: 'studies', label: 'Studies' },
+  { id: 'reader', label: 'Read Bible' },
+  { id: 'plans', label: 'Reading Plans' },
+];
 
-export default function PageShell({ title, onBack, actions, maxWidth = 'max-w-6xl', children }) {
-  const { readerTheme, setReaderTheme } = useApp();
-  const cycle = () => setReaderTheme(THEME_ORDER[(THEME_ORDER.indexOf(readerTheme) + 1) % THEME_ORDER.length]);
+// Avatar button with a dropdown: who you are, the theme, Settings, Admin, Log out.
+function AccountMenu() {
+  const { authUser, readerTheme, setReaderTheme, setCurrentPage, logout } = useApp();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const ref = useRef(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return undefined;
+    const onDown = (e) => { if (!ref.current?.contains(e.target)) setOpen(false); };
+    const onKey = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') setOpen(false); };
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', onDown);
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => { document.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDown); document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey); };
+  }, [open]);
+
+  const go = (page) => { setOpen(false); setCurrentPage(page); };
+  const item = 'block w-full rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm hover:bg-black/5';
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={ref} className="relative">
+      <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)} aria-label="Account menu" aria-expanded={open}
+        className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] text-xs font-medium uppercase hover:bg-black/5">
+        {authUser?.email?.[0] ?? '·'}
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <div role="menu" className="absolute right-0 top-full z-40 mt-2 w-60 rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-2 shadow-xl">
+          {authUser && <p className="truncate px-3 pb-1 pt-2 text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]">{authUser.email}</p>}
+          <div className="px-3 pb-2 pt-1">
+            <p className="mb-1.5 text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-[var(--r-sub)]">Theme</p>
+            <div className="flex overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)]">
+              {Object.entries(READER_THEMES).map(([id, t]) => (
+                <button key={id} type="button" onClick={() => setReaderTheme(id)} aria-pressed={readerTheme === id}
+                  className={`flex-1 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs ${readerTheme === id ? 'bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)]' : 'text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5'}`}>{t.label}</button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          {authUser && (
+            <div className="border-t border-[var(--r-line)] pt-1">
+              <button type="button" role="menuitem" onClick={() => go('settings')} className={item}>Settings</button>
+              {authUser.isAdmin && <button type="button" role="menuitem" onClick={() => go('admin')} className={item}>Admin</button>}
+              <button type="button" role="menuitem" onClick={() => { setOpen(false); logout(); }} className={item}>Log out</button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function PageShell({ title, onBack, actions, active = null, maxWidth = 'max-w-6xl', children }) {
+  const { readerTheme, goHome, openBibleReader, openReadingPlans } = useApp();
+  const go = { studies: goHome, reader: openBibleReader, plans: openReadingPlans };
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-[var(--r-bg)] font-sans text-[var(--r-text)]" style={themeVars(readerTheme)}>
-      <div className="sticky top-0 z-30 border-b border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)]">
-        <div className={`mx-auto flex min-h-[3rem] ${maxWidth} flex-wrap items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5`}>
-          {onBack && (
-            <button type="button" onClick={onBack} aria-label="Back" className="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5"><ChevronLeft /></button>
-          )}
-          <h1 className="text-base font-medium">{title}</h1>
-          <div className="ml-auto flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-            {actions}
-            <button type="button" onClick={cycle} className="rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5" title="Change theme">{READER_THEMES[readerTheme]?.label}</button>
-            <AuthStatus themed />
-          </div>
+      <header className="sticky top-0 z-30 border-b border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)]">
+        <div className={`mx-auto flex h-12 ${maxWidth} items-center gap-4 px-4`}>
+          <button type="button" onClick={goHome} className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2" aria-label="Bible Study home">
+            <img src="/logo.svg" alt="" className="h-6 w-6" />
+            <span className="hidden text-sm font-medium sm:inline">Bible Study</span>
+          </button>
+          <nav aria-label="Main" className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+            {NAV.map((n) => (
+              <button key={n.id} type="button" onClick={go[n.id]} aria-current={active === n.id ? 'page' : undefined}
+                className={`rounded-full px-3 py-1.5 text-sm ${active === n.id ? 'bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)]' : 'text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5'}`}>{n.label}</button>
+            ))}
+          </nav>
+          <div className="ml-auto"><AccountMenu /></div>
         </div>
+      </header>
+      <div className={`mx-auto flex ${maxWidth} flex-wrap items-center gap-3 px-4 pt-6`}>
+        {onBack && (
+          <button type="button" onClick={onBack} aria-label="Back" className="-ml-2 flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5"><ChevronLeft /></button>
+        )}
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-medium tracking-tight">{title}</h1>
+        {actions && <div className="ml-auto flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">{actions}</div>}
       </div>
       {children}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/study/ResourcePane.jsx b/src/components/study/ResourcePane.jsx
index 722257e..f358812 100644
--- a/src/components/study/ResourcePane.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/ResourcePane.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const RESOURCE_TABS = [
 export default function ResourcePane({ tab, setTab, chunk, chapter, chapterIndex, project, updateChunk, notify, resources, wordStudy, crossRefs, openWordId, setOpenWordId }) {
   const counts = { words: chunk.greekWords.length, refs: (chunk.crossReferences ?? []).length };
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
+    <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col">
       <div role="tablist" aria-label="Study resources" className="flex shrink-0 flex-wrap gap-1.5 border-b border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-2.5">
         {RESOURCE_TABS.map((t) => (
           <button key={t.id} type="button" role="tab" aria-selected={tab === t.id} onClick={() => setTab(t.id)}
diff --git a/src/components/study/StudioShell.jsx b/src/components/study/StudioShell.jsx
index 103f799..66ad02d 100644
--- a/src/components/study/StudioShell.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/StudioShell.jsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function StudioShell({ stage, loading = false, fixedHeight = fals
                 : syncStatus === 'syncing' ? <span>Syncing…</span>
                   : syncStatus === 'synced' ? <span>Saved</span>
                     : syncStatus === 'error' ? (
-                      <span className="text-red-600">Sync failed <button type="button" onClick={retrySync} className="underline">Retry</button></span>
+                      <span className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">Sync failed <button type="button" onClick={retrySync} className="underline">Retry</button></span>
                     ) : null}
             <button type="button" onClick={cycleTheme} className="rounded-lg px-2 py-1 hover:bg-black/5" title="Change theme">{READER_THEMES[readerTheme]?.label}</button>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/study/WordStudyTab.jsx b/src/components/study/WordStudyTab.jsx
index 5855529..a9c6672 100644
--- a/src/components/study/WordStudyTab.jsx
+++ b/src/components/study/WordStudyTab.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function WordCard({ word, open, onToggle, chunkId, wordStudy }) {
             <button type="button" onClick={() => lookupWord(chunkId, word.id, 'greek')} className={`${btn} bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)] hover:opacity-90`}>{word.loading ? 'Looking up...' : 'Look up Greek'}</button>
             <button type="button" onClick={() => lookupWord(chunkId, word.id, 'hebrew')} className={btn}>{word.loading ? 'Looking up...' : 'Look up Hebrew'}</button>
             {word.lexeme && <button type="button" onClick={() => speakOriginalWord(word.lexeme, word.strongNumber)} className={btn} title="Hear pronunciation">Speak</button>}
-            <button type="button" onClick={() => removeGreekWord(chunkId, word.id)} className={`${btn} ml-auto text-red-700`}>Delete</button>
+            <button type="button" onClick={() => removeGreekWord(chunkId, word.id)} className={`${btn} ml-auto text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]`}>Delete</button>
           </div>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
             {field(word.strongNumber?.startsWith('H') ? 'Hebrew word' : 'Greek word', 'lexeme')}
diff --git a/src/pages/AdminPage.jsx b/src/pages/AdminPage.jsx
index 597e81a..c2555bc 100644
--- a/src/pages/AdminPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/AdminPage.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useApp } from '../context/AppContext.js';
-import AuthStatus from '../components/AuthStatus.jsx';
+import PageShell from '../components/study/PageShell.jsx';
 import { buildExportHtml } from '../utils/bibleUtils.jsx';
 import {
   adminListUsers,
@@ -68,46 +68,27 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-slate-50 text-slate-900">
-      <header className="border-b border-slate-200 bg-slate-900 text-white shadow-sm">
-        <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-5 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
-          <div>
-            <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-slate-300">Bible Study Project</p>
-            <h1 className="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold">🛡 Admin</h1>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={goHome}
-              className="rounded-xl border border-slate-500 px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition hover:bg-slate-700"
-            >
-              ← Back
-            </button>
-            <AuthStatus />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </header>
-
-      <main className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 space-y-6">
+    <PageShell title="Admin" onBack={goHome} maxWidth="max-w-5xl">
+      <main className="mx-auto max-w-5xl space-y-5 px-4 py-6">
         <div className="flex gap-2">
           <button type="button" onClick={() => setAdminTab('users')}
-            className={`rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold transition ${adminTab === 'users' ? 'bg-slate-900 text-white' : 'border border-slate-300 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50'}`}>
+            className={`rounded-full px-4 py-1.5 text-sm transition ${adminTab === 'users' ? 'bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)]' : 'border border-[var(--r-line)] text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5'}`}>
             Users ({adminUsers.length})
           </button>
           <button type="button" onClick={() => setAdminTab('projects')}
-            className={`rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold transition ${adminTab === 'projects' ? 'bg-slate-900 text-white' : 'border border-slate-300 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50'}`}>
+            className={`rounded-full px-4 py-1.5 text-sm transition ${adminTab === 'projects' ? 'bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)]' : 'border border-[var(--r-line)] text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5'}`}>
             Projects ({adminProjects.length})
           </button>
         </div>
 
-        {adminLoading && <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">Loading…</p>}
-        {adminError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{adminError}</p>}
+        {adminLoading && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">Loading…</p>}
+        {adminError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{adminError}</p>}
 
         {!adminLoading && !adminError && adminTab === 'users' && (
-          <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white shadow-panel">
+          <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)]">
             <div className="overflow-x-auto">
             <table className="w-full min-w-[560px] text-sm">
-              <thead className="bg-slate-50 text-left text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500">
+              <thead className="bg-[var(--r-bg)] text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-[var(--r-sub)]">
                 <tr>
                   <th className="px-4 py-3">Email</th>
                   <th className="px-4 py-3">Joined</th>
@@ -118,22 +99,22 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
               </thead>
               <tbody>
                 {adminUsers.map((u) => (
-                  <tr key={u.id} className="border-t border-slate-100">
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-slate-800">
-                      {u.email}{u.id === authUser.id && <span className="ml-2 text-xs font-normal text-slate-400">(you)</span>}
+                  <tr key={u.id} className="border-t border-[var(--r-line)]">
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
+                      {u.email}{u.id === authUser.id && <span className="ml-2 text-xs font-normal text-[var(--r-sub)]">(you)</span>}
                     </td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{new Date(u.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{u.totpEnabled ? '✓' : '—'}</td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{u.projectCount}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{new Date(u.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{u.totpEnabled ? '✓' : '—'}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{u.projectCount}</td>
                     <td className="px-4 py-3 text-right">
                       {u.id !== authUser.id && (
                         <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
                           <button type="button" onClick={() => handleResetPasswordAdmin(u.id, u.email)}
-                            className="rounded-lg border border-slate-300 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50">
+                            className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-1 text-xs hover:bg-black/5">
                             Reset Password
                           </button>
                           <button type="button" onClick={() => handleDeleteUserAdmin(u.id, u.email)}
-                            className="rounded-lg border border-rose-200 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-rose-600 hover:bg-rose-50">
+                            className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-1 text-xs text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:bg-black/5">
                             Delete
                           </button>
                         </div>
@@ -148,10 +129,10 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
         )}
 
         {!adminLoading && !adminError && adminTab === 'projects' && (
-          <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white shadow-panel">
+          <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)]">
             <div className="overflow-x-auto">
             <table className="w-full min-w-[640px] text-sm">
-              <thead className="bg-slate-50 text-left text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500">
+              <thead className="bg-[var(--r-bg)] text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-[var(--r-sub)]">
                 <tr>
                   <th className="px-4 py-3">Title</th>
                   <th className="px-4 py-3">Owner</th>
@@ -163,22 +144,22 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
               </thead>
               <tbody>
                 {adminProjects.map((p) => (
-                  <tr key={p.id} className="border-t border-slate-100">
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-slate-800">{p.title}</td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">
-                      {p.ownerEmail ?? <span className="italic text-slate-400">orphaned</span>}
+                  <tr key={p.id} className="border-t border-[var(--r-line)]">
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">{p.title}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+                      {p.ownerEmail ?? <span className="italic text-[var(--r-sub)]">orphaned</span>}
                     </td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{p.chapterSummary}</td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{new Date(p.lastEdited).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
-                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-slate-500">{p.shareToken ? '🔗' : '—'}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{p.chapterSummary}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{new Date(p.lastEdited).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--r-sub)]">{p.shareToken ? '🔗' : '—'}</td>
                     <td className="px-4 py-3 text-right">
                       <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
                         <button type="button" onClick={() => handleViewProjectAdmin(p.id)}
-                          className="rounded-lg border border-slate-300 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50">
+                          className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-1 text-xs hover:bg-black/5">
                           View
                         </button>
                         <button type="button" onClick={() => handleDeleteProjectAdmin(p.id, p.title)}
-                          className="rounded-lg border border-rose-200 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-rose-600 hover:bg-rose-50">
+                          className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-1 text-xs text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:bg-black/5">
                           Delete
                         </button>
                       </div>
@@ -194,11 +175,11 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
 
       {adminViewProject && (
         <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 p-4" onClick={() => setAdminViewProject(null)}>
-          <div className="h-full w-full max-w-4xl overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-2xl" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-slate-200 px-4 py-3">
-              <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700">{adminViewProject.title}</p>
+          <div className="h-full w-full max-w-4xl overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-[var(--r-bar)] shadow-2xl" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-[var(--r-line)] px-4 py-3">
+              <p className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">{adminViewProject.title}</p>
               <button type="button" onClick={() => setAdminViewProject(null)}
-                className="rounded-lg border border-slate-300 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50">
+                className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] px-3 py-1 text-xs hover:bg-black/5">
                 Close
               </button>
             </div>
@@ -214,22 +195,22 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
 
       {adminResetResult && (
         <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 p-4">
-          <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-2xl bg-white p-6 shadow-2xl">
-            <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900">Password reset</h3>
-            <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500">
-              Relay this to <span className="font-medium text-slate-700">{adminResetResult.email}</span> yourself
+          <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-2xl bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 shadow-2xl">
+            <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Password reset</h3>
+            <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+              Relay this to <span className="font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">{adminResetResult.email}</span> yourself
               (text, call, in person) — it won't be shown again. They're signed out everywhere until they log in with it.
             </p>
-            <p className="mt-4 rounded-xl border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-3 py-2 text-center font-mono text-lg tracking-wider text-amber-800">
+            <p className="mt-4 rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-accent)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-center font-mono text-lg tracking-wider text-[var(--r-accent)]">
               {adminResetResult.temporaryPassword}
             </p>
             <button type="button" onClick={() => setAdminResetResult(null)}
-              className="mt-4 w-full rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400">
+              className="mt-4 w-full rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90">
               Done
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
       )}
-    </div>
+    </PageShell>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/AuthPage.jsx b/src/pages/AuthPage.jsx
index 4afe6d6..097bb28 100644
--- a/src/pages/AuthPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/AuthPage.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useApp } from '../context/AppContext.js';
+import { themeVars } from '../components/reader/readerThemes.js';
 import { loginUser, registerUser, verifyMfaLogin, logoutUser } from '../syncService.js';
 
 export default function AuthPage() {
-  const { signIn } = useApp();
+  const { signIn, readerTheme } = useApp();
+  const shell = { style: themeVars(readerTheme) };
   const [authMode, setAuthMode] = useState('login'); // 'login' | 'register'
   const [authForm, setAuthForm] = useState({ email: '', password: '' });
   const [authError, setAuthError] = useState('');
@@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
 
   if (authMfaPending) {
     return (
-      <div className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-slate-900 px-4">
-        <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-3xl border border-white/10 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel">
-          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-slate-400">Bible Study Project</p>
-          <h1 className="mt-2 text-xl font-semibold text-slate-900">Two-factor verification</h1>
-          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-slate-500">
+      <div {...shell} className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-4 text-[var(--r-text)]">
+        <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-8">
+          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-[var(--r-sub)]">Bible Study Project</p>
+          <h1 className="mt-2 text-xl font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Two-factor verification</h1>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
             {authMfaUseBackup
               ? 'Enter one of your saved backup codes.'
               : 'Enter the 6-digit code from your authenticator app.'}
@@ -67,13 +69,13 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
               placeholder={authMfaUseBackup ? 'xxxxxxxxxx' : '123456'}
               value={authMfaCode}
               onChange={(e) => setAuthMfaCode(e.target.value)}
-              className="block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-center text-lg tracking-widest shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+              className="block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-center text-lg tracking-widest focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
             />
-            {authError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{authError}</p>}
+            {authError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{authError}</p>}
             <button
               type="submit"
               disabled={authBusy}
-              className="w-full rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="w-full rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {authBusy ? 'Verifying…' : 'Verify'}
             </button>
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
               setAuthMfaCode('');
               setAuthError('');
             }}
-            className="mt-4 w-full text-center text-sm text-slate-500 underline hover:text-slate-700"
+            className="mt-4 w-full text-center text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)] underline hover:text-[var(--r-text)]"
           >
             {authMfaUseBackup ? 'Use your authenticator app instead' : "Lost your device? Use a backup code"}
           </button>
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
               setAuthMfaCode('');
               setAuthError('');
             }}
-            className="mt-2 w-full text-center text-sm text-slate-400 underline hover:text-slate-600"
+            className="mt-2 w-full text-center text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)] underline hover:text-[var(--r-sub)]"
           >
             Cancel
           </button>
@@ -107,41 +109,41 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-slate-900 px-4 py-12">
+    <div {...shell} className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-4 py-12 text-[var(--r-text)]">
       <div className="grid w-full max-w-5xl items-center gap-16 lg:grid-cols-2">
         {/* Branding / feature panel — hidden on small screens to keep the form front and center there */}
         <div className="hidden lg:block">
-          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-slate-400">Bible Study Project</p>
-          <h1 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold leading-tight text-white">
-            Deep Bible study,<br />organized chunk by chunk.
+          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-[var(--r-sub)]">Bible Study Project</p>
+          <h1 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold leading-tight text-[var(--r-text)]">
+            Deep Bible study,<br />one chunk at a time.
           </h1>
-          <p className="mt-4 max-w-sm text-slate-300">
-            Split any passage into chunks and work through Observation, Interpretation, and
-            Application notes alongside Greek &amp; Hebrew word studies, cross-references, and commentary.
+          <p className="mt-4 max-w-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+            Read Scripture in six translations, follow a reading plan into the text, and study a passage one chunk
+            at a time with commentary, word studies, and cross-references beside it.
           </p>
-          <ul className="mt-8 space-y-4 text-sm text-slate-300">
-            <li className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="text-lg">📖</span> Chunk-by-chunk OIA notes on any passage</li>
-            <li className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="text-lg">🔤</span> Greek &amp; Hebrew word studies with pronunciation</li>
-            <li className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="text-lg">🔗</span> Cross-references and commentary, one click away</li>
-            <li className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="text-lg">🎙</span> Turn your notes into a podcast-ready script</li>
-            <li className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="text-lg">🔒</span> Your studies stay private to your account, with optional 2FA</li>
+          <ul className="mt-8 space-y-3 text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+            <li>Read in BSB, ESV, NLT, CSB, NASB, or NET, with audio and search</li>
+            <li>Reading plans that open straight into the Reader</li>
+            <li>Observe, Interpret, Apply notes with Greek &amp; Hebrew word studies</li>
+            <li>Turn your notes into a script, then export or share</li>
+            <li>Your studies stay private to your account, with optional 2FA</li>
           </ul>
-          <blockquote className="mt-8 border-l-2 border-slate-700 pl-4 text-sm italic text-slate-400">
+          <blockquote className="mt-8 border-l-2 border-[var(--r-line)] pl-4 text-sm italic text-[var(--r-sub)]">
             "Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately
             handles the word of truth."
-            <footer className="mt-1 not-italic text-slate-500">— 2 Timothy 2:15 (BSB)</footer>
+            <footer className="mt-1 not-italic text-[var(--r-sub)]">— 2 Timothy 2:15 (BSB)</footer>
           </blockquote>
         </div>
 
         {/* Sign in / register form */}
         <div className="flex justify-center lg:justify-start">
-        <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-3xl border border-white/10 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel">
-          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-slate-400 lg:hidden">Bible Study Project</p>
-          <h1 className="mt-2 text-xl font-semibold text-slate-900">
+        <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-8">
+          <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-[var(--r-sub)] lg:hidden">Bible Study Project</p>
+          <h1 className="mt-2 text-xl font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
             {authMode === 'login' ? 'Sign in' : 'Create an account'}
           </h1>
           <form onSubmit={submitAuth} className="mt-6 space-y-4">
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+            <label className="block text-sm">
               Email
               <input
                 type="email"
@@ -149,10 +151,10 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
                 autoComplete="email"
                 value={authForm.email}
                 onChange={(e) => setAuthForm((f) => ({ ...f, email: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
               Password
               <input
                 type="password"
@@ -161,14 +163,14 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
                 autoComplete={authMode === 'login' ? 'current-password' : 'new-password'}
                 value={authForm.password}
                 onChange={(e) => setAuthForm((f) => ({ ...f, password: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            {authError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{authError}</p>}
+            {authError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{authError}</p>}
             <button
               type="submit"
               disabled={authBusy}
-              className="w-full rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="w-full rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {authBusy ? 'Please wait…' : authMode === 'login' ? 'Sign in' : 'Create account'}
             </button>
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ export default function AuthPage() {
               setAuthMode((m) => (m === 'login' ? 'register' : 'login'));
               setAuthError('');
             }}
-            className="mt-4 w-full text-center text-sm text-slate-500 underline hover:text-slate-700"
+            className="mt-4 w-full text-center text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)] underline hover:text-[var(--r-text)]"
           >
             {authMode === 'login' ? "Need an account? Sign up" : 'Already have an account? Sign in'}
           </button>
diff --git a/src/pages/ExportPage.jsx b/src/pages/ExportPage.jsx
index 2cc97d4..4517964 100644
--- a/src/pages/ExportPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/ExportPage.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function ExportPage() {
                   className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]" />
                 <button type="button" onClick={share.copy} className="shrink-0 rounded-lg bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-4 py-2 text-xs font-medium text-[var(--r-on)]">{share.shareCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy'}</button>
               </div>
-              <button type="button" onClick={share.revoke} disabled={share.shareBusy} className="text-xs text-red-700 hover:underline">{share.shareBusy ? 'Revoking…' : 'Revoke link'}</button>
+              <button type="button" onClick={share.revoke} disabled={share.shareBusy} className="text-xs text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:underline">{share.shareBusy ? 'Revoking…' : 'Revoke link'}</button>
             </div>
           ) : (
             <button type="button" onClick={share.enable} disabled={share.shareBusy} className={btn}>{share.shareBusy ? 'Enabling…' : 'Enable sharing'}</button>
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.jsx b/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
index ec18cb3..81ee8db 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default function HomePage() {
     audioNarrator, setAudioNarrator,
     audioState,
     audioProgress,
-    openBibleReader,
     openImportProject,
     openNewProject,
     pullLatestFromServer,
@@ -110,10 +109,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
   return (
     <PageShell
       title="My Studies"
+      active="studies"
       actions={(
         <>
-          <button type="button" onClick={openBibleReader} className={linkBtn}>Read Bible</button>
-          <button type="button" onClick={openReadingPlans} className={linkBtn}>Reading Plans</button>
           <button type="button" onClick={openImportProject} className={linkBtn} title="Set up a whole series from a session list (.docx)">Import Session List</button>
           <button type="button" onClick={openNewProject} className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] hover:opacity-90">+ New Project</button>
         </>
@@ -137,8 +135,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
           )}
           {readingPlanSyncStatus === 'error' && (
             <div className={`${notice} flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3`}>
-              <span className="text-red-700">Couldn’t sync your reading plans to the server. Changes are only saved on this device until this is fixed.</span>
-              <button type="button" onClick={retryReadingPlanSync} className="shrink-0 rounded-lg border border-red-300 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-red-700 hover:bg-red-50">Retry</button>
+              <span className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">Couldn’t sync your reading plans to the server. Changes are only saved on this device until this is fixed.</span>
+              <button type="button" onClick={retryReadingPlanSync} className="shrink-0 rounded-lg border border-red-300 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:bg-red-50">Retry</button>
             </div>
           )}
 
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ export default function HomePage() {
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                       <button type="button" onClick={() => resumeProject(entry.id)} className="flex-1 rounded-xl bg-[var(--r-text)] px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-bg)] hover:opacity-90">Resume</button>
-                      <button type="button" onClick={() => deleteProject(entry.id)} className="rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] px-4 py-2 text-sm text-red-700 hover:bg-black/5">Delete</button>
+                      <button type="button" onClick={() => deleteProject(entry.id)} className="rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] px-4 py-2 text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:bg-black/5">Delete</button>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 ))}
diff --git a/src/pages/ImportPage.jsx b/src/pages/ImportPage.jsx
index f946c04..69d1832 100644
--- a/src/pages/ImportPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/ImportPage.jsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default function ImportPage() {
   const field = 'mt-1 w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-sm text-[var(--r-text)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]';
 
   return (
-    <PageShell title="Import Session List" onBack={() => setCurrentPage('home')} maxWidth="max-w-4xl">
+    <PageShell title="Import Session List" active="studies" onBack={() => setCurrentPage('home')} maxWidth="max-w-3xl">
       <main className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6 px-4 py-8">
         <section className="space-y-5 rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6">
           <div className="space-y-2 rounded-xl bg-[var(--r-bg)] p-4 text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export default function ImportPage() {
           </label>
 
           {importBusy && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">Working…</p>}
-          {importError && <p className="text-sm text-red-600">{importError}</p>}
+          {importError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{importError}</p>}
 
           {importPreview && !importBusy && (
             <div className="space-y-3">
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export default function ImportPage() {
                         <td className="px-3 py-1.5">{spec.title}</td>
                         <td className="px-3 py-1.5 text-right text-[var(--r-sub)]">
                           {spec.parsed === 'invalid'
-                            ? <span className="text-red-600">unrecognized — skipped</span>
+                            ? <span className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">unrecognized — skipped</span>
                             : spec.parsed ? spec.passage : <span>marker (no passage)</span>}
                         </td>
                       </tr>
diff --git a/src/pages/ReadingPlansPage.jsx b/src/pages/ReadingPlansPage.jsx
index bbaaa7a..9d430bf 100644
--- a/src/pages/ReadingPlansPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/ReadingPlansPage.jsx
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ export default function ReadingPlansPage() {
       <main className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 pt-5 font-sans">
         {readingPlanSyncStatus === 'error' && (
           <div className="mb-4 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-xl border border-red-300 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
-            <span className="text-red-700">
+            <span className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">
               Couldn’t sync your reading plans to the server. Changes are only saved on this device until this is fixed.
               {readingPlanSyncError && <span className="block text-xs">{readingPlanSyncError}</span>}
             </span>
-            <button type="button" onClick={retryReadingPlanSync} className="shrink-0 rounded-lg border border-red-300 px-3 py-1.5 font-medium text-red-700 hover:bg-red-50">Retry</button>
+            <button type="button" onClick={retryReadingPlanSync} className="shrink-0 rounded-lg border border-red-300 px-3 py-1.5 font-medium text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:bg-red-50">Retry</button>
           </div>
         )}
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export default function ReadingPlansPage() {
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-3 text-xs">
                       <button type="button" onClick={() => restartPlan(p.id)} className="font-medium hover:underline">Start again</button>
-                      <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Remove this from your history?')) removePlanProgress(p.id); }} className="text-red-600 hover:underline">Remove</button>
+                      <button type="button" onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Remove this from your history?')) removePlanProgress(p.id); }} className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)] hover:underline">Remove</button>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 );
diff --git a/src/pages/SettingsPage.jsx b/src/pages/SettingsPage.jsx
index 46898a0..cc1113f 100644
--- a/src/pages/SettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/SettingsPage.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useApp } from '../context/AppContext.js';
-import AuthStatus from '../components/AuthStatus.jsx';
+import PageShell from '../components/study/PageShell.jsx';
 import {
   startMfaSetup,
   confirmMfaSetup,
@@ -160,52 +160,32 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-slate-50 text-slate-900">
-      <header className="border-b border-slate-200 bg-slate-900 text-white shadow-sm">
-        <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-5 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
-          <div>
-            <p className="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-slate-300">Bible Study Project</p>
-            <h1 className="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold">Account Settings</h1>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={goHome}
-              className="rounded-xl border border-slate-500 px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition hover:bg-slate-700"
-            >
-              ← Back
-            </button>
-            <AuthStatus />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </header>
-
-      <main className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 space-y-6">
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-2">
-          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">Account</h2>
-          <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
-            Signed in as <span className="font-medium text-slate-700">{authUser.email}</span>
+    <PageShell title="Account Settings" onBack={goHome} maxWidth="max-w-2xl">
+      <main className="mx-auto max-w-2xl space-y-5 px-4 py-6">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-2">
+          <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Account</h2>
+          <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+            Signed in as <span className="font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">{authUser.email}</span>
           </p>
         </section>
 
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-4">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-4">
           <div>
-            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">Change password</h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">Changing your password signs you out of every other device — this one stays signed in.</p>
+            <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Change password</h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">Changing your password signs you out of every other device — this one stays signed in.</p>
           </div>
           <form onSubmit={submitChangePassword} className="space-y-3">
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
-              Current password
+            <label className="block text-sm">Current password
               <input
                 type="password"
                 required
                 autoComplete="current-password"
                 value={changePasswordForm.current}
                 onChange={(e) => setChangePasswordForm((f) => ({ ...f, current: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
               New password
               <input
                 type="password"
@@ -214,10 +194,10 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 autoComplete="new-password"
                 value={changePasswordForm.next}
                 onChange={(e) => setChangePasswordForm((f) => ({ ...f, next: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
               Confirm new password
               <input
                 type="password"
@@ -226,26 +206,26 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 autoComplete="new-password"
                 value={changePasswordForm.confirm}
                 onChange={(e) => setChangePasswordForm((f) => ({ ...f, confirm: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full max-w-xs rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            {changePasswordError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{changePasswordError}</p>}
-            {changePasswordSaved && <p className="text-sm text-emerald-600">Password changed.</p>}
+            {changePasswordError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{changePasswordError}</p>}
+            {changePasswordSaved && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-accent)]">Password changed.</p>}
             <button
               type="submit"
               disabled={changePasswordBusy}
-              className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {changePasswordBusy ? 'Saving…' : 'Change password'}
             </button>
           </form>
         </section>
 
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-4">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-4">
           <div>
-            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">Podcast / show name</h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
-              Only needed if you use "🎙 Prepare for Podcast" on the study page — it fills in your show's
+            <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Podcast / show name</h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
+              Only needed if you use "Podcast → Claude" on a study's Script stage — it fills in your show's
               name when asking Claude to write an episode script. Leave blank if you're just doing personal
               study; that button still works, it just won't name a specific show.
             </p>
@@ -256,23 +236,23 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
               value={podcastNameInput}
               onChange={(e) => setPodcastNameInput(e.target.value)}
               placeholder="e.g. Verse by Verse with Nate: A Journey Through Scripture"
-              className="w-full flex-1 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+              className="w-full flex-1 rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
             />
             <button
               type="submit"
               disabled={podcastNameSaving}
-              className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {podcastNameSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
             </button>
           </form>
-          {podcastNameSaved && <p className="text-sm text-emerald-600">Saved.</p>}
+          {podcastNameSaved && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-accent)]">Saved.</p>}
         </section>
 
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-4">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-4">
           <div>
-            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">My reading journal</h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">My reading journal</h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
               A document of your bookmarked verses, highlighted passages, and completed reading plans.
               Bookmarks and highlights only live on this device (they're not synced), so this reflects
               what's saved here.
@@ -283,7 +263,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
               type="button"
               onClick={downloadJournalDocx}
               disabled={journalBusy !== ''}
-              className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {journalBusy === 'docx' ? 'Building…' : 'Download as Word (.docx)'}
             </button>
@@ -291,83 +271,83 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
               type="button"
               onClick={printJournal}
               disabled={journalBusy !== ''}
-              className="rounded-md border border-slate-300 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 transition hover:bg-slate-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+              className="rounded-full border border-[var(--r-line)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition hover:bg-black/5 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {journalBusy === 'pdf' ? 'Building…' : 'Print / Save as PDF'}
             </button>
           </div>
-          {journalError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{journalError}</p>}
+          {journalError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{journalError}</p>}
         </section>
 
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-4">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-4">
           <div>
-            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">Reading reminders</h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Reading reminders</h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
               Get a daily nudge via{' '}
-              <a href="https://ntfy.sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="text-sky-600 underline">ntfy.sh</a>
+              <a href="https://ntfy.sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="text-[var(--r-accent)] underline">ntfy.sh</a>
               {' '}— a free push-notification service. Install the ntfy app (or open{' '}
               <span className="font-mono text-xs">{(reminderForm.ntfyUrl || 'https://ntfy.sh').replace(/\/+$/, '')}/{reminderForm.ntfyTopic || '<topic>'}</span>
               {' '}in a browser) and subscribe to the topic below to receive it.
             </p>
           </div>
           <form onSubmit={submitReminderSettings} className="space-y-3">
-            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
                 checked={reminderForm.reminderEnabled}
                 onChange={(e) => setReminderForm((f) => ({ ...f, reminderEnabled: e.target.checked }))}
-                className="h-4 w-4 rounded border-slate-300 text-sky-600 focus:ring-sky-500"
+                className="h-4 w-4 accent-[var(--r-accent)]"
               />
               Enable daily reading reminder
             </label>
             <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
-              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
                 Topic
                 <input
                   type="text"
                   placeholder="e.g. nate-bible-reading-8f2"
                   value={reminderForm.ntfyTopic}
                   onChange={(e) => setReminderForm((f) => ({ ...f, ntfyTopic: e.target.value }))}
-                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
                 />
-                <span className="mt-1 block text-xs text-slate-400">Pick something unique — anyone who knows it can subscribe.</span>
+                <span className="mt-1 block text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]">Pick something unique — anyone who knows it can subscribe.</span>
               </label>
-              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
                 Reminder time
                 <input
                   type="time"
                   value={reminderForm.reminderTime}
                   onChange={(e) => setReminderForm((f) => ({ ...f, reminderTime: e.target.value }))}
-                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
                 />
               </label>
             </div>
-            <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
-              ntfy server <span className="text-slate-400">(optional — defaults to ntfy.sh)</span>
+            <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
+              ntfy server <span className="text-[var(--r-sub)]">(optional — defaults to ntfy.sh)</span>
               <input
                 type="text"
                 placeholder="https://ntfy.sh"
                 value={reminderForm.ntfyUrl}
                 onChange={(e) => setReminderForm((f) => ({ ...f, ntfyUrl: e.target.value }))}
-                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
               />
             </label>
-            {reminderError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{reminderError}</p>}
-            {reminderSaved && <p className="text-sm text-emerald-600">Saved.</p>}
+            {reminderError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{reminderError}</p>}
+            {reminderSaved && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-accent)]">Saved.</p>}
             <button
               type="submit"
               disabled={reminderBusy}
-              className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+              className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
             >
               {reminderBusy ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
             </button>
           </form>
         </section>
 
-        <section className="rounded-3xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-panel space-y-4">
+        <section className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-6 space-y-4">
           <div>
-            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">Two-factor authentication</h2>
-            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">Two-factor authentication</h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
               {authUser.totpEnabled
                 ? "Enabled — you'll need a code from your authenticator app to sign in."
                 : 'Add a 6-digit code from an authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, etc.) as a second step at sign-in.'}
@@ -375,39 +355,39 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
           </div>
 
           {mfaBackupCodes ? (
-            <div className="rounded-2xl border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 p-4 space-y-3">
-              <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-amber-800">
+            <div className="rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-accent)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] p-4 space-y-3">
+              <p className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-accent)]">
                 Save these backup codes now — each works once if you ever lose your device. They won't be shown again.
               </p>
-              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 font-mono text-sm text-slate-800">
+              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 font-mono text-sm text-[var(--r-text)]">
                 {mfaBackupCodes.map((code) => (
-                  <div key={code} className="rounded-lg border border-amber-200 bg-white px-3 py-1.5">{code}</div>
+                  <div key={code} className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] px-3 py-1.5">{code}</div>
                 ))}
               </div>
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => setMfaBackupCodes(null)}
-                className="rounded-md bg-amber-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-amber-400"
+                className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90"
               >
                 I've saved these codes
               </button>
             </div>
           ) : authUser.totpEnabled ? (
             <form onSubmit={submitDisable} className="space-y-3">
-              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
                 Enter your password to disable 2FA
                 <input
                   type="password"
                   required
                   value={mfaDisablePassword}
                   onChange={(e) => setMfaDisablePassword(e.target.value)}
-                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
                 />
               </label>
-              {mfaDisableError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{mfaDisableError}</p>}
+              {mfaDisableError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{mfaDisableError}</p>}
               <button
                 type="submit"
-                className="rounded-md bg-rose-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-rose-400"
+                className="rounded-full bg-red-700 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white transition hover:opacity-90"
               >
                 Disable 2FA
               </button>
@@ -415,13 +395,13 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
           ) : mfaSetup ? (
             <form onSubmit={confirmSetup} className="space-y-4">
               <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-start">
-                <img src={mfaSetup.qrCodeDataUrl} alt="2FA QR code" className="h-40 w-40 rounded-xl border border-slate-200" />
-                <div className="space-y-1 text-sm text-slate-600">
+                <img src={mfaSetup.qrCodeDataUrl} alt="2FA QR code" className="h-40 w-40 rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)]" />
+                <div className="space-y-1 text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">
                   <p>Scan this with your authenticator app, or enter the code manually:</p>
-                  <p className="break-all rounded-lg bg-slate-100 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs">{mfaSetup.secret}</p>
+                  <p className="break-all rounded-lg bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs">{mfaSetup.secret}</p>
                 </div>
               </div>
-              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+              <label className="block max-w-xs text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-text)]">
                 Enter the 6-digit code it shows
                 <input
                   type="text"
@@ -430,22 +410,22 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                   placeholder="123456"
                   value={mfaSetupCode}
                   onChange={(e) => setMfaSetupCode(e.target.value)}
-                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-center text-lg tracking-widest shadow-sm focus:border-sky-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-sky-200"
+                  className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--r-text)] text-center text-lg tracking-widest focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--r-line)]"
                 />
               </label>
-              {mfaSetupError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{mfaSetupError}</p>}
+              {mfaSetupError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{mfaSetupError}</p>}
               <div className="flex gap-3">
                 <button
                   type="submit"
                   disabled={mfaSetupBusy}
-                  className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+                  className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
                 >
                   {mfaSetupBusy ? 'Verifying…' : 'Confirm & enable'}
                 </button>
                 <button
                   type="button"
                   onClick={cancelSetup}
-                  className="rounded-md border border-slate-300 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 transition hover:bg-slate-50"
+                  className="rounded-full border border-[var(--r-line)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition hover:bg-black/5"
                 >
                   Cancel
                 </button>
@@ -457,15 +437,15 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 type="button"
                 onClick={startSetup}
                 disabled={mfaSetupBusy}
-                className="rounded-md bg-sky-500 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition hover:bg-sky-400 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:bg-slate-300"
+                className="rounded-full bg-[var(--r-accent)] px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--r-on)] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
               >
                 {mfaSetupBusy ? 'Starting…' : 'Enable 2FA'}
               </button>
-              {mfaSetupError && <p className="text-sm text-rose-600">{mfaSetupError}</p>}
+              {mfaSetupError && <p className="text-sm text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{mfaSetupError}</p>}
             </div>
           )}
         </section>
       </main>
-    </div>
+    </PageShell>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/SetupPage.jsx b/src/pages/SetupPage.jsx
index c29d0e8..9f58322 100644
--- a/src/pages/SetupPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/SetupPage.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function PassageForm({ setup, onField, onTitleChange, onLoad, loading, error, wi
         )}
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-        <p className="text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]">{error ? <span className="text-red-600">{error}</span> : 'Text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB).'}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-[var(--r-sub)]">{error ? <span className="text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]">{error}</span> : 'Text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB).'}</p>
         <button type="button" onClick={onLoad} disabled={loading} className={primaryBtn}>{loading ? 'Loading…' : 'Load chapter'}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export default function SetupPage() {
                         <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">
                           <button type="button" onClick={() => b.moveChunk(chunk.id, -1)} disabled={index === 0} aria-label="Move chunk up" className={smallBtn}>↑</button>
                           <button type="button" onClick={() => b.moveChunk(chunk.id, 1)} disabled={index === activeChapter.chunks.length - 1} aria-label="Move chunk down" className={smallBtn}>↓</button>
-                          <button type="button" onClick={() => b.deleteChunk(chunk.id)} className={`${smallBtn} ml-auto text-red-700`}>× Delete</button>
+                          <button type="button" onClick={() => b.deleteChunk(chunk.id)} className={`${smallBtn} ml-auto text-[var(--r-danger,#b42318)]`}>× Delete</button>
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     ))}
diff --git a/src/pages/StudyPage.jsx b/src/pages/StudyPage.jsx
index 9978b85..ba3587f 100644
--- a/src/pages/StudyPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/StudyPage.jsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default function StudyPage() {
 
   return (
     <StudioShell stage="study" fixedHeight>
-      <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto lg:grid lg:grid-cols-[16rem_minmax(0,1fr)_27rem] lg:overflow-hidden xl:grid-cols-[17rem_minmax(0,1fr)_29rem]">
+      <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto lg:grid lg:grid-cols-[15rem_minmax(0,1fr)_28rem] lg:overflow-hidden xl:grid-cols-[16rem_minmax(0,1fr)_32rem]">
         <aside className="hidden min-h-0 border-r border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] lg:block">
           <OutlineRail project={project} selectedId={selectedChunk?.id} onSelect={select} onEditOutline={() => setCurrentPage('setup')} />
         </aside>
@@ -107,21 +107,30 @@ export default function StudyPage() {
                 interlinear={resources.interlinearData} interlinearLoading={resources.interlinearLoading}
                 addedStrongs={addedStrongs} onPickWord={pickWord}
               />
-              <NotesPane chunk={selectedChunk} updateChunk={updateChunk} allTags={allTags} />
             </div>
           ) : (
             <p className="p-8 text-center text-sm text-[var(--r-sub)]">Add a chunk in the Outline stage to start studying.</p>
           )}
         </main>
 
-        <aside className="min-h-0 border-t border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] lg:border-l lg:border-t-0">
+        <aside className="flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-3 border-t border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] p-3 lg:border-l lg:border-t-0">
           {selectedChunk && chapter && (
-            <ResourcePane
-              tab={tab} setTab={setTab} chunk={selectedChunk} chapter={chapter} chapterIndex={chapterIndex} project={project}
-              updateChunk={updateChunk} notify={notify}
-              resources={resources} wordStudy={wordStudy} crossRefs={crossRefs}
-              openWordId={openWordId} setOpenWordId={setOpenWordId}
-            />
+            <>
+              <section aria-label="Notes" className="flex min-h-[22rem] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] lg:min-h-0 lg:flex-[11]">
+                <h2 className="shrink-0 border-b border-[var(--r-line)] px-4 py-2.5 text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-[var(--r-sub)]">Your notes</h2>
+                <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+                  <NotesPane chunk={selectedChunk} updateChunk={updateChunk} allTags={allTags} />
+                </div>
+              </section>
+              <section aria-label="Resources" className="flex min-h-[24rem] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bg)] lg:min-h-0 lg:flex-[10]">
+                <ResourcePane
+                  tab={tab} setTab={setTab} chunk={selectedChunk} chapter={chapter} chapterIndex={chapterIndex} project={project}
+                  updateChunk={updateChunk} notify={notify}
+                  resources={resources} wordStudy={wordStudy} crossRefs={crossRefs}
+                  openWordId={openWordId} setOpenWordId={setOpenWordId}
+                />
+              </section>
+            </>
           )}
         </aside>
       </div>